Engineering - Lab Technician III - Non-Exempt

Join our dynamic team in Boxborough, MA, where you will play a pivotal role in the development of cutting-edge medical products for image-guided surgery. As a Mechanical Technician, you will work closely with Mechanical Engineers in a laboratory environment, independently building, assembling, troubleshooting, testing, evaluating, repairing, and maintaining complex mechanical and electromechanical systems, prototypes, machines, and test setups. Must Have:

• Ability to read mechanical drawings, understand tolerances, and perform mechanical inspections.
• Ability to work directly on machines, prototypes, test setups, and production-level hardware.
• Ability to work independently in a lab environment while partnering closely with Mechanical Engineers.
• Familiarity with the assembly, troubleshooting, and evaluation of motion and drive systems, including rotary and linear bearings, ball screws, chains, belts, gear reducers, servo motors, and stepper motors.
• High school diploma or equivalent with a minimum of 4 years of relevant hands-on technical experience.
• Proficiency with standard business computer applications, including Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams), email communication, electronic documentation, and working within corporate IT systems.
• Strong hands-on experience assembling, troubleshooting, and evaluating complex mechanical and electromechanical systems.

Nice to Have:

• Ability to collaborate effectively with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, and other functions in a complex matrixed organization.
• Basic machine shop experience, including operation of manual machining equipment and fabrication of simple parts and fixtures.
• Experience supporting product development, prototype builds, verification testing, or production readiness.
• Experience with large capital equipment, motion systems, or electromechanical assemblies.
• Experience with X-Ray systems, medical devices, cable building, soldering, or PCBA repair.
• Familiarity with SolidWorks, Agile PLM.
• Familiar with Electromechanical and Motion Assembly of large capital equipment systems in a development environment.

Responsibilities:

• Perform hands-on assembly, build, troubleshooting, and evaluation of complex mechanical and electromechanical systems.
• Work directly on large capital equipment, prototype hardware, machines, production-level hardware, and test setups.
• Support system bring-up, debugging, testing, validation, and verification activities in accordance with applicable Quality System requirements.
• Inspect mechanical parts and assemblies, interpret engineering drawings, and apply GD&T and tolerance principles during assembly and troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot system-level mechanical and electromechanical issues and perform failure analysis to identify root causes and support corrective actions.
• Perform repair, preventive maintenance, refurbishment, and modification of existing machines and equipment to ensure safe and reliable operation.
• Maintain accurate documentation of equipment configurations, issues, changes, repairs, maintenance activities, and test results.
• Create and update work instructions, bills of materials, qualification reports, ECO-related documentation, and FMEA inputs.
• Fabricate or modify simple parts, fixtures, and test setups as needed to support engineering development activities.
• Work independently while collaborating closely with Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Service, Test, and other cross-functional teams.